Publications by authors named "Simon J Cuthbert"
There is a pressing need for innovative waste management approaches as environmental regulations become more stringent worldwide alongside increasing demand for a more circular economy. Sequential chemical extraction (SE) analysis, which has previously been applied to environmental media such as soils and sediments, offers the potential to provide an understanding of the composition of solid steel processing by products, aiding the waste classification process and improving environmental protection. The definition of seven-phase associations through a SE method evaluated in this study were for (1) water soluble, (2) ion exchangeable, (3) carbonate, (4) amorphous Fe-Mn oxides, (5) crystalline Fe-Mn oxides, (6) sulphides and (7) silicate residues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA preliminary study of the phycological degradation of natural stone masonry.
Environ Geochem Health
March 2003
Article Synopsis
- Researchers have found that biological agents, alongside physical and chemical factors, play a significant role in the weathering of stone, particularly in historic buildings and monuments.
- Studies conducted in Paisley focus on how specific micro-organisms, like various species of green algae, affect key sedimentary rock minerals such as Albite, Calcite, and Quartz.
- Initial findings show evidence of biologically mediated mineral etching, changing pH levels over 90 days, and varying elemental release patterns from different minerals during the experiments.